TW523692B - Billing method of internet software service and system therefor - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention discloses a billing method of internet software service and system therefor. The system includes the first computer, a host, the secondary computer host and a client computer host. The first computer host provides a software and a data transmission service required by the software through internet. The secondary computer host receives the software and provides the primitive data of the data transmission service to the first computer host through internet. The client computer host downloads the software from the secondary computer host through internet and uses the software to receive the data transmission service provided by the first computer host. Among them, when the client computer host activates the software every time, it will issue an activation signal including the recognition information of the client computer host to the first computer host. The first computer host then accumulates the times of activation signals and periodically forwards the accumulated count of activation signals to the secondary computer host. After the secondary computer host receives the accumulated count, it pays fee to the first computer host through internet.

Description

523692 V. Description of the invention ο) Field of the Invention The Internet software service pricing method and system thereof according to the present invention respond to an opening signal containing user host identification data to the service system when the user starts the software, and the service system is priced. Way. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION At present, most software pricing methods on the Internet are mainly based on buyouts, that is, software service companies directly charge users by providing software required by users. More common methods, such as ordering by credit card on the Internet, that is, The user connects to a website through a browser, and through the ordering service provided by this website, the user directly fills in the user's personal information and credit card information on the website, and this website will be delivered by mail immediately after the user's credit card is charged correctly. In the hands of the user. In addition to the above payment methods, in addition to credit card debits, currently on the Internet, users still send postal transfer receipts and then receive the required products. Or the current courier delivery method on the Internet, that is, after receiving the goods first, pay in person to the delivery person to complete the transaction. In addition, there are also advertising or information services as the subject of pricing on the Internet. Generally, the above pricing methods are roughly divided into two methods: measurement and timing. Counting refers to the number of times the user reads. Usually, the user clicks the characteristics of the linked webpage to accumulate the number of clicks as the number of times the user reads, thereby asking the publisher or information service provider for a fee. In addition, timekeeping methods are more common, such as monthly or annual, that is, no matter how many times the user reads, a fixed time is charged to the advertiser or information service provider for a fixed time. Object and summary of the invention

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523692 V. Description of the invention (3) After receiving the accumulated number of times, the host computer will pay the first computer host via the Internet. Brief description of the drawings In order to make the above-mentioned objects, features, and advantages of the present invention more comprehensible, a preferred embodiment is described below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings to make a detailed description as follows: FIG. 1 is the Internet of the present invention Network software service pricing system architecture diagram; Figure 2 is one of the process description diagrams in the first embodiment of the present invention;

Figure 3 is the second flowchart of the first embodiment of the invention; Figure 4 is the third flowchart of the first embodiment of the invention; Figure 5 is the fourth flowchart of the first embodiment of the invention; Figure 6 is the invention System illustration in the second embodiment. · Label description 10, 60: user computer host; 11: second computer host; 12: first computer host; 13, 63, 72, 66, 69 • database; 20, 21: software;

24, 25, 65, 66, 67, 68, 73 •• archives; 3 1-3 4, 4 1-4 6, 5 1-5 4: process steps; 5 5: invoice; 5 6: invoice book; 6 1 · computer host of securities dealer, 6 2: computer host of software service;

Page 7 523692 V. Description of the invention (4) 70: Bank account; 71: Accumulation device; 6 4 1, 6, 4 2, 6 4 3: Stock machine software. Detailed Description of the Invention The present invention is a first embodiment for downloading software by a client and a second embodiment for downloading software of a stock machine by a client to describe the method and system for pricing the Internet software services of the present invention in detail. Embodiment 1 FIG. 1 is a system architecture diagram disclosed in the present invention, and FIGS. 2, 3, 4, and 5 are schematic diagrams illustrating FIG. 1 in detail. The first computer host 1 2, the second computer host 11 1, the user computer host 10 and the database 13 are shown in FIG. 1. In FIG. 2, the first computer host is used to provide software 20 to the second computer host 11, and the second computer host includes the downloaded software 21. The second computer host 11 transmits the file 2 4 to the first computer host 12 through the database 13 and the first computer host 12 includes the file 25 after receiving the file 24. In FIG. 3, step 31. The host computer 10 of the user downloads the software 21 directly from the host computer 11 of the second computer. When the client obtains the software 21, proceed to step 32, and the user starts the download on the host computer 10 for the first time. Of software 21. Continuing with step 32, in step 33, the user computer 10 will ask the user to enter the account number and password for the first time. The user computer 10 will record the account number and password entered by the client in the user computer, and specify it as the software 2 1 After using the identification data, the identification data is then sent to the first computer host 12. After completing the above steps, the first computer host 12 will perform the calculation based on the identification data it receives, and then send it to the user computer 10 Required files for software 2 1 opened in 2 5. Step 3 4, use

523692 V. Description of the invention (5) Only the software 2 in the host computer 10 can receive the file 25 transmitted by the first host computer 1 1. Continue to Figure 3, see Figure 4, Step 14: User computer host 10-Once software 21 is turned on, go to step 42, User computer host 10 will automatically transfer the identification data of user computer host 10 to the first computer host 1 2 on. Continuing from step 42 and step 43, the first computer host 12 receives the identification data transmitted from the user computer host 10 and executes step 44 to accumulate a number of software launch times for the identification data and make the first computer host 1 2 It is learned that the total number of times the software has been started after the user computer host 10 has been reset from zero. Complete the above steps, steps 4 and 5, and send the required files 25 to the user computer host 10 according to the identification data. Then, step 46 is performed, and the software 21 in the host computer 10 receives the file 25 transmitted by the first host computer. In Figure 4, except when the software 21 is opened for the first time, the user computer host 10 will ask for the required account and password. In the future, the user computer host 10 will also be the user computer host 1 0—open the software 2 1 The identification data of the host computer 10 of the user is automatically transmitted to the host computer 12 of the first computer. In addition, in Figure 4, in addition to the first computer host 12 sending files 25 to the user computer host 10 at the same time, in step 5 1 in Figure 5, the cumulative number of software activations for the identification data will be Periodic transmission to the second computer host 1 1. Step 52: Once the second computer host 1 1 receives the total number of times the software 21 has been started in the user computer host transmitted by the first computer host 1 2. step

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V. Description of the invention (6) 53. The second computer host can learn about the situation of the first computer host and the user computer host 10 October according to the cumulative number of times the software 2m is opened in the user computer host 10. Continue to step 5 3, the second computer host 11 and the cumulative number of times the software 21 is opened in the user computer host 10 can be transferred to the account agreed by the first computer host through the Internet or financial network, and A transfer confirmation message is sent to the first computer host 12. Step 54: Once the first computer host 12 receives the transfer confirmation message, it immediately resets the above-mentioned accumulation, that is, the accumulation of the number of software 21 openings in the user's computer host is reset to zero, and an invoice 5 5 is issued at the same time. Invoice 5 5 is sent to the place agreed by the second computer by post. In the second embodiment, as shown in FIG. 6, the host 6 1 and the software service 1 stock machine are served by the software server host 60 0 software 6 4 3 丨 constantly sending new software services through the case 6 5 This embodiment uses software service computer host 62, securities The commercial computer user computer host 60 will explain in detail the Internet pricing method and system of the present invention. In Figure 6, after the software service provider develops the software 6 4 2, it is placed on the software service computer mainframe β 2, and the funeral computer mainframe 6 2 is transmitted to the securities business computer mainframe 6 丨. Download the stock stand-alone computer \ software service computer host 6 2 from the broker computer host 6 丨 and the broker computer host 6 丨 from the database 6 3 of the broker computer host 6 丨 to the software service computer In the database 72 of the host computer 62, the files 6 6 in the database 65 of the computer host 6 2 are constantly serviced. When the user's computer host 60th—present μ & & ^ η ^, ^ ^ — stock machine software 641 downloaded by Ren Qiqi, today rr stock machine software 6 4 1 Depot Denta & + < Ρ Λ month 9 user input of the user computer host 60

523692 V. > Explanation of the Invention (7) Account number and password, in which the account number and password must be requested from the computer host 6 1 of the securities company in advance. When the user of the host computer 6G enters the account number and password, it will be recorded in the file 6 8 of the database 6 9 and his account number and password will be transmitted to the software service computer host 6 2 for confirmation and recording. After the software service computer host 62 is sure to tolerate, the software service computer host 62 will set up according to the stock software software 6 4 1 on the user computer host 60 and retrieve the required files 73 in the database 7 2 and send it. Go to user computer host 60. In the future, when the user computer host 6 0 opens the stock machine software 641, the user computer will directly transfer the account number and password in the file 68 in the database 69 to the software server computer host 6 2. Once the software service computer host 6 2 After confirming that it is correct, it will be recorded, and the software service computer host 62 will set according to the stock machine software 641 on the user computer host 60, 'retrieve the required file 66 from the database 65, and send it to the user computer host 60 on the 0 software The service computer host 6 2 includes a cumulative device 71 that periodically sends the user computer host 60 to open the stock machine software 6 4 1 to the securities dealer computer host 61. The computer host of the securities dealer 61 opens the stock machine software 641 based on the user's computer host 60 and transfers the money to the software service computer host 62's agreed account 70 via the Internet or financial network, and issues a transfer confirmation Message to software service computer host 6 2. Once the software service computer host 6 2 receives the transfer confirmation message, it will immediately reset the above accumulation, that is, the user computer host 6 0 6 4 1 the total number of opening times will be reset to zero, and an invoice 55 will be issued at the same time. By mail, the place agreed by the securities dealer computer host 61. In the above, the software service computer host 62 should be signed with the securities dealer computer host 61.

Page 11 523692 V. Description of the invention (8) Contracts are made for each user's computer host 60 0 each time the stock machine software is opened 6 4 1-times, and when the software service computer host 6 2 delivers the stock machine software 642 shall be charged for the software development of the computer host 61 of the securities dealer; the computer host 61 of the securities dealer shall periodically transmit the computer host of each user 6 according to the above software service host 6 0 to open the software of the stock machine 6 4 1 It is stipulated in the contract that each user's computer host 60 60 times each time the stock machine software is opened 64 1 time, calculated and paid to the software service computer host 62 〇 In summary, although the present invention has been implemented in two preferred ways The example is disclosed as above, but it is not intended to limit the present invention. Any person skilled in the art can make various modifications and retouches without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. Therefore, the scope of protection of the present invention shall be attached as the following. The ones defined in the scope of patent application shall prevail.

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523692 VI. Application for patent scope 1. A kind of software—a first computer needs one data—a second computer data transmission service—a user's computer and the software, and the material transfer service includes the opening signal to the & signal second computer host 2 · If the patent applies for the second computer fee to the first 3 -If the patent applies for the second computer fee to the first 4 · If the patent applies for the special open signal 5 · A kind of software = No.—the computer The second computer is far from the first A computer service plan host, the delivery service host, the original host, hunt the first number of the computer, and ask the range host to connect to the computer host, and the range host to connect to the computer. Lend U :: Poor material to the first computer host; Λ ',. Be materials, provide a data transfer service; The pricing system on page 13 includes: providing a software and the software services through the Internet; receiving the software through the Internet, and providing the first computer to the first host computer; and through the Internet Network, downloading software from the second computer host to receive the data host provided by the first computer host, each time the software host opens the software, it will first issue a machine ^ the first computer host accumulates the opening of the computer ' The cumulative number of times the turn-on signal is exclusively transported to the above 12th + + software service pricing system, which is the opportunity. ^ After ten times, you can pay through the Internet: 1 to the item described in the Λ 敕 service pricing system, the machine. After ten times, you can pay for the first item through the financial network; +, taxi +, and the linked software service pricing system, of which: the identification information of the brain host. 4 method, including: ^ _ Fortunately, the human body gives a second computer host; 523692 6. The scope of the patent application The second computer host provides the software to download to a user computer host; the user computer host receives the data transmission through the software Service; each time the host computer of the user launches the software, it will first send an enable signal to the first host computer; the first host computer accumulates the number of times of the enable signal, and periodically transmits the cumulative number of the enable signals to The second computer host; after receiving the accumulated number of times, the second computer host pays the first computer host through the network. 6. The software service pricing method described in item 5 of the scope of the patent application, wherein the enable signal includes identification data of a user's computer host. 7. — A stock machine software service pricing system, including: a software service computer host, which provides a stock machine software and one of the data transmission services required by the software via the Internet; a securities company computer host, which uses the Internet Network, receiving the software, and providing the original data of the data delivery service to the software service computer host; and a user computer host, downloading the software from the broker computer host via the Internet, and using the software The software receives the data transfer service provided by the software service computer host; wherein, each time the user computer host starts the software, it will first send an open signal to the software service computer host; the software service computer host accumulates the data The number of times the signal is turned on, and the cumulative number of times that the signal is turned on is periodically transmitted to the computer host of the securities dealer. 8. The stock machine software service pricing system as described in item 7 of the scope of patent applications, wherein the securities dealer's computer host can receive Page 14 523692 VI. Net 9 · System 10 System This machine should be serviced, this number, and this should be paid to the 12 patent application scopes, and the software service computer host should be paid. The stock server software service pricing as described in item 7 «is based on '-u,' and the second computer company's computer host can receive the accumulated number of times and then pay the software service computer host via the financial network. As described in Gan Shen Λ Zhuanzhuwei, item 7 of the monthly ticket machine software service pricing system, where the open signal contains the identification information of the user's computer host. • A stock server software service pricing method, including: a software service computer host providing software to a securities dealer computer host; also; a commercial fast computer host sending a raw data to the software service computer host software service computer host through the original Data, provide a data transfer server computer host to provide the software to download to a user computer host; the user computer host receives the data transfer service through the software; each time the user computer host opens the software, it will first issue an open Letter to the software service computer host; the software service computer host accumulates the number of times of the open signal, and periodically transmits the cumulative number of the open signal to the securities company computer host; after the securities company computer host receives the accumulated number, it uses the network Pay for the software to host the computer. • The software service pricing method described in item 11 of the scope of patent application, where the enable signal includes identification data of the user's computer host. 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